Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

   It is nice looking.  I paid a modest price for it to the
owner, the grandson of the machinist who made it in
1929.  When I get it running I'll put a video out there
as a thank-you to him and the community.

  I'll take your advice re the video to watch and the timing.
If that seems to not be the problem, then off with the
valve chest.  Photos at each stage of disassembly, of course.

  As to the burner...I've seen burners for yard work and
I'm still looking.  Any specific suggestions?  The flame
has to be horizontal as the flue is.  Would the flame from
a propane torch be too fine/pointed to use? 

  Anyway, I steamed up my Empire 43 for fun yesterday.
The cartridge heater I put in it is only 200 watts so it
doesn't run any faster than a couple hundred rpm, but
it will run forever.  Chug, chug, chug.

Thanks for the reply,
Wayne